1910 Melbourne Cup

Edition of the Melbourne Cup November 2023 November 2021 1910 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Flemington Racecourse 1 Nov 1910 2 miles Comedy King 3:27.75 10/1 William McLachlan James Lynch Turf 1909 1911 The 1910 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1910.Melbourne Cup Day 1900, 1901 and onwards https://www.calendar-australia.com/holiday/melbourne-cup-day/11-6-1900/ calendar-australia.com 6 November 2023 It was the 50th running of the race, and featured the only silver cup ever presented, which is now in the National Sports Museum. The race was won by Comedy King. He and his mother, Tragedy Queen, were imported to Australia in 1908 by Sol Green. Comedy King was sired by Persimmon, the Epsom Derby winner, which was owned by King Edward VII. Comedy King, which did not race as a two-year-old, won the Futurity Stakes at its second start, before being aimed at 1910 Melbourne Cup In his last start before the 1910 Cup, he won the Spring Stakes at Randwick on 1 October, starting at 10/1. He defeated Trafalgar, which won 23 races in Australia but, in eight attempts, never beat Comedy King. For the second consecutive year, the winning jockey was William McLachlan, who won the 1909 race aboard Prince Foote. Comedy King went on to sire 1919 Melbourne Cup winner Artillerymen, and the 1922 Melbourne Cup winner King Ingoda, as well as Shadow King, which was placed four times in the race from 1930 to 1933. Comedy King (1910) Facts, Stats & Trivia of The Melbourne Cup O'Reilly Paddy 2016 New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd Melbourne 53 9781742579054 This is the list of place-getters in the 1910 Melbourne Cup.1901 to 1910 Melbourne Cup Winners https://www.races.com.au/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-history/past-winners/1901-to-1910-melbourne-cup/#1910 races com au 6 November 2023 PlaceNameJockeyTrainer1Comedy KingWilliam McLachlanJames Lynch2TrafalgarR. CameronWalter Hickenbottom3Apple PieP. FoleyT. Payten See also Horses Sports Australia Melbourne Cup List of Melbourne Cup winners Victoria Racing Club References External links 1910 Melbourne Cup footyjumpers.com 1910 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Category:1910s in sport in Melbourne Category:November 1910 sports events in Australia Category:November 1910 in Australia